Real-time coverage of severeStorms event — Tropical Storm Cristina — Pandita Data.
⛈️ OPEN LIVE 3D WEATHER ALERTSTropical Storm Cristina formed over the eastern Pacific Ocean near 12.5°N, 88.8°W on June 10, 2026, posing an immediate threat of heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and damaging winds across Central America. The system is tracking westward toward the Honduras-El Salvador corridor, where mountainous terrain will amplify precipitation and increase landslide risk. Sustained winds exceed 40 knots (46 mph), with gusts potentially reaching 60+ knots in convective cores. Coastal communities and low-lying valleys face the greatest immediate hazard from storm surge and inland flooding.
Tropical cyclones over the eastern Pacific form when warm ocean waters (≥26.5°C) fuel atmospheric instability and the Coriolis effect organizes convection into a rotating system. Cristina's position at 12.5°N latitude places it within the optimal development zone, where sea surface temperatures and wind shear conditions support organization. As the system moves inland toward Central America's volcanic plateau, topographic lifting will force moist air upward, producing extreme rainfall rates—often exceeding 150–200 mm (6–8 inches) in 24 hours over windward slopes.
NOAA satellite data—infrared cloud-top temperatures and microwave precipitation estimates—provide real-time tracking of Cristina's position, wind structure, and rainfall distribution. Pandita Data's weather simulation integrates hourly satellite observations with atmospheric model guidance to forecast storm surge height, rainfall totals, and flood risk across vulnerable watersheds. Wind vectors derived from satellite scatterometry show directional flow and gusts that inform coastal warning decisions.
Flash flooding from orographic rainfall poses the greatest inland threat in Honduras and El Salvador, where steep terrain concentrates runoff into river channels. Storm surge of 1–2 meters affects Pacific coastlines, particularly in embayments and river deltas. Damaging wind gusts (50–70 knots) can snap trees and damage infrastructure.
Monitor Pandita Data's real-time weather simulation to track Cristina's rainfall intensity and track as it approaches your location.